Instead, customers found themselves being served festive
drinks in green cups. The cups feature an illustration by
Shogo Ota featuring the faces of more than a hundred people,
drawn with a single continuous line.

"The green cup and the design represent the
connections Starbucks has as a community with
itspartners (employees) and customers," Starbucks
CEO Howard Schultz said in a statement.
"During a divisive time in our country, Starbucks wanted
to create a symbol of unity as a reminder of
our shared values, and the need to be good to
each other."

While fewcanargue
with the new cups' message, some customers took to social media
to complain and express confusion about the lack of red
cups, which Starbucks typically reveals in early
November.

I went to Starbucks this morning and I got a green cup...WHERE IS MY RED CUP WHAT IS THIS GREEN CRAP.